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Your average online gamer who is bilingual in Chinese and English, although he does try to play Japanese and Korean games sometimes. Online gaming since 1999, and has worked in the online gaming and mobile gaming industry (Journalist, Game Master, Community Manager, Operations Manager) since 2008.

Blade II: The Return of Evil – New trailer emerges as Closed Beta set to begin this month

Blade II: The Return of Evil is a highly-anticipated mobile action RPG developed by Action Square, and is part of Kakao Games’ lineup for the year in South Korea. Although Closed Beta is set to begin this month, there has…

Kakao Games – Nearly 20 mobile games set to launch in South Korea this year

Unlike its Korean gaming rivals such as Netmarble, NCsoft, and Nexon, Kakao Games does not really have its own development studios, hence it is mostly a pure publishing company. During its recent media day, the company announced around 20 new…

Netmarble – Project M and Seven Knights for Nintendo Switch revealed

Similar to NCsoft, Netmarble recently announced its latest financial status to the public and its shareholders. While the overall revenue went up for Q4 2017, the operating and net profits went down, most probably due to increased operating costs and…

Melodic Million Arthur – Square Enix lays out 2018 plans for Million Arthur mobile titles

The Million Arthur series is perhaps one of Square Enix’s surprise breakout IP in recent years, and the developer has laid out its 2018 plans for the series. First, there is Rebellious (Han-Gyaku-Sei) Million Arthur, a mobile MMORPG co-developed with…

The Jams – Popular Taiwanese singer confirms opening of esports organization

Teased last week, popular Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao (萧敬腾) yesterday announced the formation of this own esports organization, The Jams. Supported by Hong Kong-based investment holding company China Digital Culture Group, Jam Hsiao promised a minimal annual salary of NTD…

NCsoft – Korean gaming giant posts record-breaking financial results for 2017

It is the time of the year where major companies post their financial results for the 4th quarter of 2017 and the whole of 2017, and NCsoft is no exception. Results have shown that sales, profits, and income has all…

Closers – En Masse launches action-packed MMORPG on Steam

[Play free now] En Masse Entertainment announced today that Closers, the fast-paced online RPG with high-octane action and anime-stylings, has officially launched! Closers follows a group high school students endowed with unique psychic powers tasked with stopping an alien invasion.…

NetEase – China gaming powerhouse reveals ambitious esports strategy

If you did not know, NetEase Games is Tencent Game’s closest rival in terms of revenue in China, also the long-term partner of Blizzard in the country. As such, NetEase recently held a media event to reveal its plans moving…

Knives Out – NetEase announces PC version is in development

NetEase is gradually getting famous for being the China developer which pushes out high quality clones of popular games. During an event held yesterday to reveal NetEase’s plans for 2018, around 7 new games based on the Battle Royale theme,…

Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition – Microsoft Store version supports cross-play with Xbox Live

If you did not already know, the PC edition of Final Fantasy XV will launch worldwide on 6 March. Touted as the most complete version of the game with exclusive bonus content, a new first-person mode, native 4K resolution, and…

TERA Mobile – Kakao Games to publish new mobile MMORPG in South Korea

Before you get startled, do note that this is different from TERA M developed and published by Netmarble. TERA Mobile is the second mobile MMORPG based on the popular PC game, and it is made by Lantu Games, a subsidiary…

Armored Warfare: Assault – Pre-register now for new Unreal Engine 4 mobile tank shooter

Global publisher My.com and developer Pushkin Game Studio recently announced their first joint-project, Armored Warfare: Assault. Built for iOS and Android devices, Armored Warfare: Assault is a brand-new tank shooter that brings relentless action to mobile players worldwide later this February.…

Hero Hunters – Mobile team-based hero shooter launches worldwide

Hothead Games might not sound familiar to most gamers, but this mobile games studio has been developing several award-winning titles over the years, including the Kill Shot series of mobile shooters. Hero Hunters, its latest team-based, third-person shooter, was launched…

Mario Kart Tour – Nintendo confirms mobile racer to launch by March 2019

In its most recent “Corporate Management Policy Briefing” document, Nintendo confirmed that a mobile game based on the wildly popular Mario Kart series will be launched during the next financial year, which is any time before March 2019. Surprisingly, the…